Trained athletes from various disciplines experienced increases in maximum isometric strength of between 15% and 40%, with an average of 32.6% (5, 6, 7, 9, 22, 24, 27). The average improvement in maximum isometric strength following EMS training with untrained subjects was 23.5% (1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 28). Athletes can achieve 30 – 40% improvements in maximum strength after only 5 weeks using EMS (12). Using MVC, competitive swimmers achieved improvements in the eccentric and concentric contractions of their latissimus dorsi and quadriceps femoris muscles and better freestyle swimming times (23). Case study of a high-performance weightlifter: 4 months of EMS training: 1 RM (repetition maximum) increased during squats by around 20kg, further improvements to ‘snatch’ and ‘clean and jerk’. EMS can also be provided to untrained people and those looking to get fit: muscle size increased by around […]